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No, This was not nearly enough force to cause a concussion. The slap to your skin would be uncomfortable but the bounce/give in the ball would negate/cushion any force from the speed of the ball.

BUT, if you are concerned about another concussion, you should not be on the basketball court. The common concussions from the basketball court are head to head impacts and falls to the ground.

I addressed this situation on 5/18. Look back in the thread.

Have you done any math drills in your head to strengthen your skills?

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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho (Post 1263261)

I've been doing lots of work to strengthen my math skills such as calculating how many questions I can miss on a test and still get an A mentally, downloaded a mental math game on my phone, and in general I just do most of my math in my head.

I guess this would kind of provide some comfort but how hard would someone have to throw the ball at the front of my head to be able to cause a concussion? It seems logic is the only thing that calms my anxiety.

They would have to THROW the ball. A quick pass would not be fast enough.

If you want to challenge your brain, do multiplication and division in your head. Start with a problem on paper so you can do long division or multiple column of multiplication so you have to carry numbers in your head. Don't choose complex problems. This is exercise, not torture.

If the challenges are too tough and you cannot get the correct answer, try an easier challenge. You should be succeeding. This helps the brain improve. The brain learns by repeated successes, not failures.

Maybe adding columns of numbers would be a good start. Start with 10 rows of 2 digit numbers and add row by row, not column by column. Then, try 3 digit numbers.

There are some math games that give you a brief view of a number and an operand then another number. If you can do those successfully, fine. Do not do problems that you cannot succeed at.

Success causes chemicals in the brain that reinforce the skill. Failure does not cause these chemicals. It causes stress chemicals. You already have enough of those flooding your brain.

Do Minesweeper. It is about number pattern recognition.